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The Sacred Lance and Nails of Our Lord Jesus
ChristFriday after the First Sunday of Lent

Mass Said in Some Places

Introit: Ps. xxi: 17-18 et 15

They have pierced my hands and my feet:
they have numbered all my bones: and I am poured out as water [Ps. Ibid.,
15] My heart has become like wax melting away within my bosom. Glory be.... They
have pierced.

Collect

O God, who in assuming flesh was
afflicted by the Nails, and didst will to be wounded by the Lance for the
salvation of the world: grant, we beseech Thee; that we who solemnly venerate
the Nails and Lance on earth, may enjoy the glorious triumph of victory in
heaven. Thou who livest and reignest.....

A Reading From The Prophet Zachariaxii: 10-11; xiii: 6-7

Thus saith the Lord: And I will pour
out upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit
of grace, and of prayers: and they shall look upon me, whom they have pierced:
and they shall mourn for him as one mourneth for an only son, and they shall
grieve over him, as the manner is to grieve for the death of the firstborn. In
that day there shall be a great lamentation in Jerusalem. And they shall say to
him: What are these wounds in the midst of thy hands? And he shall say: With
these I was wounded in the house of them that loved me. Awake, O sword, against
my shepherd, and against the man that cleaveth to me, saith the Lord of hosts:
strike the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn my hand
to the little ones: saith the Lord almighty.

Gradual: Ps. lxviii: 21-22

Insult has broken my heart, and I am
weak, I looked for sympathy, but there was none; for comforters, and I found
none. Rather they put gall in my food, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to
drink.

Tract: Isaias: liii: 4-5

Surely He hath borne our infirmities
and carried our sorrows: and we have thought Him, as it were, a leper, and as
one struck by God and afflicted. But He was wounded for our iniquities, He was
bruised for our sins: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him, and by His
bruises we were healed.

In Masses outside of Lent the tract is
omitted and replaced by:

Alleluia, Alleluia. Hail, our King:
Thou alone art merciful in spite of our errors: Obedient to the Father Thou wert
led to be crucified, as a humble lamb to the slaughter. Alleluia

During Paschaltide:

Alleluia, Alleluia. Hail, our King:
Thou alone art merciful in spite of our errors: Obedient to the Father Thou wert
led to be crucified, as a humble lamb to the slaughter. Alleluia To Thee be
glory, hosanna: to Thee be triumph and victory: to Thee be the highest praise
and the crown of honor. Alleluia.

Gospel: John xix: 28-35† The continuation of the holy Gospel according to John:

Jesus knowing that all things were now
accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, said: «I thirst.» Now
there was a vessel set there, full of vinegar. And they, putting a sponge full
of vinegar and hyssop, put it to his mouth. Jesus therefore, when He had taken
the vinegar, said: «It is consummated.» And bowing His head, He gave up the
ghost. Then the Jews (because it was the parasceve), that the bodies might not
remain upon the cross on the sabbath day (for that was a great sabbath day),
besought Pilate that their legs might be broken: and that they might be taken
away. The soldiers therefore came: and they broke the legs of the first, and of
the other that was crucified with him. But after they were come to Jesus, when
they saw that He was already dead, they did not break his legs. But one of the
soldiers with a spear opened His side: and immediately there came out blood and
water. And he that saw it hath given testimony: and his testimony is true.Credo

Offertory

Evil men rose up against Me: without
mercy they sought to kill Me: they did not hesitate to spit in My face: with
their lances they wounded Me, and they have struck all My bones.

Secret

Sanctify us O Lord, we beseech Thee,
with this holy and immaculate evening sacrifice: which Thine only-begotten Son
offered on the Cross for the salvation of the world. Thou who livest and
reignest....

Preface of the Holy Cross

It is truly meet and just, right and availing unto salvation, that we should
in all times and in all places give thanks unto Thee, O holy Lord, Father
almighty and everlasting God. Who didst set the salvation of mankind upon the
tree of the Cross, so that whence came death, thence also life might rise again,
and that he who overcame by the tree might also be overcome on the tree; through
Christ our Lord. Through whom the angels praise Thy majesty, the dominations
adore, the powers are in awe, the virtues of highest heaven and the blessed
seraphim unite in blissful exultation. With them we praise Thee; grant that our
voices too may blend, saying in adoring praise

Communion Hymn

The looked upon Him whom they have
pierced, when they shook the foundations of the earth.

Postcommunion:

Lord Jesus Christ, who didst
spontaneously offer Thyself on the Cross as an immaculate holocaust to God the
Father; we beseech Thee; that from this same sacrifice we may obtain Thine
indulgence, and eternal glory. Thou who livest and reignest with the same God
the Father....

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Matthew is a Third Order Dominican living in Chicago, Illinois. Matthew's personal interests include seeking a preservation of traditional Catholicism as practiced before the Second Vatican Council. He exclusively attends the Traditional Latin Mass. Matthew is the author of several books including "How to Create a Catholic Blog," "Understanding the Precepts of the Church," and "Eschatology: The Catholic Study of the Four Last Things." He spends his leisure time traveling, teaching, writing, and enjoying culture.